Cape Verde vs Maldives: The global population hockey stick
Cape Verde
522,335 people
in 2023
Maldives
526,009 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
175th
Maldives rank
174th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cape Verde
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 526,009 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 3,674 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 174th of 239 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 55,716 people | 42,378 people | 13,338 people | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 55,728 people | 42,383 people | 13,345 people | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 58,505 people | 43,544 people | 14,961 people | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 64,963 people | 46,164 people | 18,799 people | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 72,192 people | 48,965 people | 23,227 people | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 81,461 people | 51,675 people | 29,786 people | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 93,520 people | 54,204 people | 39,316 people | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 107,254 people | 56,849 people | 50,405 people | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 122,886 people | 59,616 people | 63,271 people | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 140,670 people | 62,509 people | 78,161 people | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 160,810 people | 65,522 people | 95,288 people | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 165,288 people | 66,049 people | 99,239 people | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 166,180 people | 68,590 people | 97,590 people | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 197,917 people | 76,008 people | 121,909 people | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 202,054 people | 76,757 people | 125,297 people | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 195,000 people | 81,199 people | 113,801 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 242,215 people | 104,025 people | 138,190 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 304,561 people | 141,443 people | 163,118 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 345,123 people | 189,182 people | 155,941 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 412,850 people | 252,775 people | 160,075 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 481,301 people | 308,759 people | 172,542 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 512,317 people | 422,563 people | 89,754 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 518,356 people | 517,104 people | 1,252 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Cape Verde or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 526,009 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 3,674 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th and Maldives ranks 174th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.